Antony James (Tony) Underwood (born 1947) is an Australian ecologist. Underwood was born in England in 1947. He studied at the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

: getting a BSc(first class honours) in 1968, a PhD in 1971, and a DSc in 1985. In 1972 he joined the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, where he remained for the duration of his career. He is the founder and a former director of the '' ARC Special Research Centre on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities'' at the

. Tony has written extensively about the processes that cause patterns of distribution and abundance in organisms in coastal habitats. In 1985 he received a

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from the

. Tony is now an emeritus professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the

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/ref> Although formally retired, Tony is still actively writing and thinking about

experimental ecology Experimental ecology is the scientific study of ecological relationships and processes using controlled experiments, mostly which focus on understanding how living organisms interact with their natural environment. Experimental ecologists have mult ...

Awards

David Syme Research Prize The David Syme Research Prize is an annual award administered by the University of Melbourne for the best original research work in biology, physics, chemistry or geology, produced in Australia during the preceding two years. Particular preference ...

, awarded by the

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(1987) *

Clarke Medal The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales, the oldest learned society in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, for distinguished work in the Natural sciences. The medal is named in honour of the Reverend William Branwh ...

, awarded by the

Royal Society of New South Wales The Royal Society of New South Wales is a learned society based in Sydney, Australia. The Governor of New South Wales is the vice-regal patron of the Society. It is the oldest learned society in the Southern Hemisphere. The Society traces its ...

(1987) * Australian Marine Science Association Jubilee Prize (1989) *

Eureka Prize The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the Australian Museum, Sydney, to recognise individuals and organisations who have contributed to science and the understanding of science in Australia. They were founded in 1990 following a suggestion ...

for Environmental Research (1993) * Distinguished Statistical Ecologist Award (INTECOL) (1998) * Australian

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or g ...

(2003)

References

Living people Academic staff of the University of Sydney Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science 1947 births {{Australia-bio-stub